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That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

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By (author): Anne Sebba

Bestselling biography of the enduringly fascinating Wallis Simpson

One of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the twentieth century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by a woman of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor.

'That woman', as she was referred to by the Queen Mother, became a hate figure for ensnaring a British king and destabilising the monarchy. Neither beautiful nor brilliant, she nevertheless became one of the most talked-about women of her generation, and she inspired such deep love and adoration in Edward VIII that he gave up a throne and an empire for her. Wallis lived by her wit and her wits, while both her apparent and alleged moral transgressions added to her aura and dazzle.

Based on new archives and material only recently made available, this scrupulously researched biography sheds new light on the character and motivations of a powerful, charismatic and complex woman.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 300g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 197mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Jan 2012
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780753827390

About Anne Sebba

Anne Sebba is a historian and one of Britain's most distinguished biographers who began her career as a Reuters correspondent based in London and Rome. She has written eleven works of non-fiction mostly about iconic twentieth-century women which have been translated into several languages including French Polish Czech Japanese and Chinese. She makes regular television and radio appearances and has presented two BBC radio documentaries about musicians. She is the author of the international bestseller That Woman an acclaimed biography of Wallis Simpson Duchess of Windsor and the prize-winning Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived Loved and Died Under Nazi Occupation. Her most recent book Ethel Rosenberg: The Short Life and Great Betrayal of an American Wife and Mother was shortlisted for the Wingate Prize. Anne is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research and trustee of the National Archives Trust. She lives in London.

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